SAARC Secretary-General to arrive Pakistan on Dec 22

ISLAMABAD, Dec 21 (APP):Secretary General of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), Esala Ruwan Weerakoon will arrive Pakistan on Wednesday on his four-day maiden visit after assuming the office in March 2020. The secretary general will call on Prime Minister Imran Khan and Foreign […]

All Black McKenzie eyes run at fly-half in Japan

Tokyo, Dec 21 (AFP/APP):New Zealand’s Damian McKenzie said Tuesday he wants to play fly-half at Japanese side Suntory Sungoliath Tokyo, and is “confident” of making the All Blacks’ 2023 Rugby World Cup squad. The 26-year-old McKenzie, who has played at both fly-half and full-back in […]

New virus wave, inflation cool German consumers’ mood

Frankfurt, Dec 21 (AFP/APP):German consumer sentiment worsened for the second month running, a key survey said Tuesday, as Europe’s largest economy braces itself for rising inflation and the spread of the Omicron coronavirus variant. Pollster GfK’s forward-looking barometer fell to -6.8 from a revised figure […]

PTI to pay price of mistakes in KP LG polls: PM Imran Khan

ISLAMABAD, Dec 21 (APP):Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday said Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf had made mistakes in the first phase of local government elections in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and paid the price. Selection of wrong candidate, he tweeted, was a major cause, however, he expressed resolve that […]

US stocks end lower after ugly session

New York, Dec 21 (AFP/APP):Wall Street stocks finished an ugly session solidly lower Monday on rising worries about the latest Covid-19 strain while President Joe Biden’s spending plans faced potentially fatal opposition. Major US indices were in the red the entire day, finishing above their […]

Troops race to deliver aid to Philippine typhoon survivors

Loboc, Philippines, Dec 21 (AFP/APP):Troops raced Tuesday to deliver food and water to typhoon-ravaged islands of the Philippines as charities appealed for aid to help hundreds of thousands left homeless by the deadly storm. At least 375 people were killed and hundreds injured when Typhoon […]

Renowned hematologist Dr Tahir Shamsi dies

ISLAMABAD, Dec 21 (APP):Country’s renowned hematologist Dr Tahir Shamsi has passed away in Karachi on early Tuesday. According to details, Dr Shamsi was admitted to the city’s private medical facility, last week after he suffered brain hemorrhage. He underwent surgery but his condition remained critical […]